BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Admission is $10.00. Please make sure you register and submit payment in advance of event on March 21st. From the Beach Institute's website - The Beach Institute was founded in 1865 by the Colored Educat ion Committee at the dawn of the Reconstruction Era\, as the first offici al school for African-Americans in Savannah\, GA. Built by Free and formerly Enslaved Negroes\, the Institute was completed in 1867 with a ge nerous contribution by philanthropist and inventor Alfred Ely Beach of Ne w York\, editor of Scientific American Magazine. For nearly 50 years\, The Beach Institute was operated by the American Missionary Association\, an integrated organization of abolitionists and education advocates. T oday\, the original historic building is home to The Beach Institute Afri can-American Cultural Center\, and owned by The King-Tisdell Cottage Foun dation\, Inc. The Beach Institute is Savannah's flagship museum for Afric an-American arts\, history & cultural preservation. DTEND:20230321T170000Z DTSTAMP:20240328T094327Z DTSTART:20230321T155000Z LOCATION:The Beach Institute SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Tour of the Beach Institute UID:326061ea-cc54-4173-bb50-737cfc782f68 X-ALT-DESC:
Admission is $10.00. \; Please make sure you register an d submit payment in advance of event on March 21st.
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\n\nFrom the Beach Institute'\;s website -
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\n\nBuilt by Free and formerly Enslaved Ne groes\, the Institute was completed in 1867 with a generous contribution by philanthropist an d inventor Alfred Ely Beach of New York\,
\n\neditor of Scientific American Magazine.
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\n\nFor nearly 50 years\, The Beach Institute w as operated by the American Missionary Association\, an integra ted organization of abolitionists and education advocates.
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\n\nToday\, the original historic building is home to The Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center\, and owned by The King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation\, In c. The Beach Institute is Savannah'\;s flagship museum for Afri can-American arts\, history &\; cultural preservation.
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